Fancy Egg Salad with Olives, (Kalamata or Green Olives)

Fancy egg salad with olives, green pimento stuffed

This egg salad is a simple mixture of boiled eggs and olives with creamy mayo and olive oil. This will be your new favorite egg salad recipe!


I started using an Instant Pot a couple of years ago. My food blog idol (Sarah Cook) gave me the courage to try it! Now that I cook my boiled eggs in it, they peel so easy for my Fancy Egg Salad with Olives!

Scroll to the bottom of the post for instructions on making “boiled eggs” in your Instant Pot.

I LOVE MY INSTANT POT. I’ve never had any accidents with it because I NEVER fill past the maximum fill line. The only problem I have, if you want to call it one, is that the seals wore out after about six months. It’s an easy fix. I found replacements on Amazon and bought two packs of these replacement seals to have one on standby! I haven’t tried desserts yet in my Instant Pot, but my seals tend to smell like garlic and onion.

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My fancy, but super simple egg salad with olives

I mix chopped boiled eggs in a bowl with 2-3 tbsp of Kraft Olive Oil Mayonnaise, about 1/4 cup chopped olives, and 1 tbsp of olive oil. I prefer pimento-stuffed green olives over kalamata, but I use whatever I have.


Egg salad with olives
Fantastic to take for lunch!
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Fancy egg salad with olives, green pimento stuffed

Easy Olivey Egg Salad

If you grew up on egg salad with diced pickles and if you are an olive lover like me, you will love this egg salad with olives. I use pimento-stuffed green olives or kalamatas! It's so easy! All you have to do is mix up chopped boiled eggs with some olives, olive oil, and mayo and you're DONE!
4.80 from 5 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
If you need to boil you eggs, allow for more time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Appetizer, lunch, Main Course, Salad, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine American, Mediterranean
Servings 4 1/2 cup servings, depending on the size of your eggs and olives
Calories 154 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 6 eggs chopped
  • 2 tbsp Kraft mayonnaise with olive oil
  • ¼ cup olives About ¼ cup pitted, sliced/chopped. I like the green Spanish Olives with Pimento or Kalamata Olives. (low sodium olives are okay, but you may need to add more herbs/spices to make up for the lack of salt)
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

Instructions
 

  • Chop or dice your peeled, boiled eggs and place them in a medium bowl.
  • Add ¼ cup chopped or sliced olives. Kalamata olives are excellent, and green pimento-stuffed olives are fantastic!
  • Add 2 tbsp Kraft Mayo Reduced Fat Mayonnaise with Olive Oil. You could use Greek yogurt instead, or regular mayo.
  • Add 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil. (optional)
  • Stir all the ingredients together and it's ready to serve. *For extra olivey egg salad, add 1 tbsp of olive brine!
    fancy egg salad with olives

Notes

  • Some people use Miricle Whip. I don’t recommend it with this recipe.
As always you can modify this recipe to make it your own. Add diced celery if you would like, or add Greek yogurt, or more mayo. Add more salt, some pepper, or a dash of extra olive brine to make it extra olivey!
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Nutrition

Calories: 154kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 8gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 247mgSodium: 283mgPotassium: 97mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 394IUCalcium: 42mgIron: 1mg
Keyword briney, egg salad, egg salad with olives, eggs, fancy egg salad, green olives, kalamatas, lite mayo, olives, olivey, pimento stuffed olives
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Eggs in Instant Pot

Instant Pot “Boiled” Eggs

Instant Pot Eggs are super easy to peel! Make 6-12 eggs, the instructions are the same! 5 minutes high pressure, let them sit for 5 more minutes, then depressureize.
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Allow time for pressure cooker to pressurize and de-pressurize 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Appetizer, lunch, Main Course, Salad, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 12 Instructions for less than 12 eggs is the same
Calories 63 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 12 eggs Instructions for less than 12 eggs is the same.
  • 1 cup water
  • ice water

Instructions
 

  • 12 eggs
  • Close the lid and set the valve to seal. (Follow the directions that came with your IP. )
  • Set the Instant Pot to HIGH PRESSURE for 5 minutes. Make sure it says HIGH pressure.
  • When it beeps that it's finished, set a timer for 5 minutes, let them sit, and naturally depressurize. These always come out perfect, with no green ring on the yolks!
  • When your timer goes off do a quick pressure release. As always, be careful and follow your IP instructions for safety!
    *Use tongs to carefully remove the eggs and put them in icy cold water to cool down before peeling them.

Notes

TIP: Peel the eggs submerged in the bowl of ice water. The shells come off easily!
RECIPE: Use your Instant Pot boiled eggs and make my fancy egg salad with olives!
*As an Amazon Affiliate, I earn a small commission at absolutely no cost to the shopper from anything you buy if you start from a link on my blog.  
 

Nutrition

Calories: 63kcalCarbohydrates: 0.3gProtein: 6gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 164mgSodium: 63mgPotassium: 61mgSugar: 0.2gVitamin A: 238IUCalcium: 25mgIron: 1mg
Keyword eggs, instant pot, instant pot boiled eggs, instant pot eggs
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